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Several overdoses of 'Spice' reported in Manchester, New Hampshire

Police in New Hampshire are warning about a legally sold product that people are using as a dangerous drug that has sent many to the hospital. Emergency crews have been responding to calls for help from people who have smoked Spice or K2.

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Updated: 7:55 AM EDT Aug 13, 2014

Several overdoses of 'Spice' reported in Manchester, New Hampshire

Police in New Hampshire are warning about a legally sold product that people are using as a dangerous drug that has sent many to the hospital. Emergency crews have been responding to calls for help from people who have smoked Spice or K2.

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WEBVTT ANY MANCHESTER OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. REID LAMBERTY JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE. CITY LEADERS ARE MEETING TO TRY TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO SELL THIS SPICE IN AREA STORES, BUT THAT MAY TAKE A WHILE. SO IN THE MEANTIME, POLICE ARE WARNING PANS AND TEAMING UP WITH CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS TRYING TO STEM THE DISASTER. WHAT'S BEING CALLED A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD IS BEING SOLD IN BRIGHTLY COLORED WRAPPING WITH A CARTOON-LIKE CHARACTER, AND FLAIRS LIKE BUBBLE GUM, BLUEBERRY AND LEMMON LIME. THERE IN LIES THE PROBLEM. IT'S MARKETED AS BEING LEGAL. SO MORE PEOPLE, MAYBE CHILDREN, MORE CHILDREN ARE APT TO USE IT, THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S MORE DANGEROUS. ARE IT'S CALLED SMACKED AND IT'S SOLD AT AREA CONVENIENCE STORES AS A POTPOURRI. BUT POLICE SAY THE ONLY TIME IT GETS BURNED IS WHEN PEOPLE USE IT TO GET HIGH. TREATED WITH A SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL COMPOUND SIMILAR TO T.H.C., THE ACTIVE IMREENLT IN MARIJUANA, SMACKED HAS SIMILAR EFFECTS. THEY'RE TOTALLY OUT OF IT, LIKE LIAR LOOKING INTO SPACE AND LOOKING BEHIND THEM, THEIR EYES LOOK DIFFERENT. THEY LOOK WEIRD. EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS TAKEN TWO DOZEN PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OVERDOSING ON IT. PROMPTING CITY OFFICIALS TO ISSUE A PUBLIC SAFETY WARNING. POLICE HAVE REMOVED THE PRODUCT FROM AREA STORES AND WANT PARENTS TO KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE. I THINK IT'S THE UNKNOWN OF WHAT IS BEING SPRAYED WITH, HOW IS IT BEING SPRAYED, HOW MUCH IS IT BEING SPRAYED WITH, IT VARIES FROM BATCH TO BATCH. CITY LEADERS WILL MEET TOMORROW TO DISCUSS LEGISLATION, MAKING THE SALE OF SMACKED ILLEGAL. AS IT STANDS, IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO SELL OR POSSESS IT. LET'S FIND A WAY FIRST TO GET IT OFF THE STREET, AND OFF THE STREET MEANS GETTING IT OUT OF THE STORES. IF WE CAN FIND THE PRESSURE POINTS THERE, THEN I THINK THE REST WILL FOLLOW SUIT. POLICE DO BELIEVE THAT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS BATCH OF SPICE ON WHICH ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE OVERDOSED COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD BATCH, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY NONE OF IT IS SAFE. AND EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO BE 18 TO BUY IT, POLICE ARE WARNING PARENTS TO KEEP A WATCHFUL EYE ON YOUR KIDS, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. LATE THIS AFTERNOON CONVICTED

Several overdoses of 'Spice' reported in Manchester, New Hampshire

Police in New Hampshire are warning about a legally sold product that people are using as a dangerous drug that has sent many to the hospital. Emergency crews have been responding to calls for help from people who have smoked Spice or K2.